[OPLINLIST] FW: National Library Legislative Day

Tue Mar 10 08:29:02 EDT 2015

>From the American Library Association.

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and
Deputy Director
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From: Emily Sheketoff [mailto:esheketoff at alawash.org]
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 5:46 PM
To: ALA Council (alacoun at lists.ala.org)
Subject: [alacoun] National Library Legislative Day

Dear Chapter Councilors,

Can you please share this with your chapter listservs?

National Library Legislative Day is May 4-5, 2015 and it will be here soon.  Please take a moment to share the following registration information with your networks, on social media, and through any listservs you moderate. Encourage everyone to join us, and to pass the information along to friends and associates who may also be interested.

It is so important to have library advocates in Washington, DC to participate in impactful face-to-face meetings. And in the wake of the sweeping changes to both the House and the Senate in the 2014 Congressional elections, it is more important than ever that library supporters rally together to speak up on behalf of libraries and the communities they serve.

This year, National Library Legislative Day will be held May 4-5, 2015. If you haven't already, please take a moment to consider joining us this year. Registration information and the discount code for the hotel room block are both available on the ALA Washington Office websit<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld>e.

Know a non-librarian who gets fired up about library issues? First-time participants are eligible for a unique scholarship opportunity. The White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST) and the ALA Washington Office are calling for nominations for the 2015 WHCLIST Award<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld/funding>. Recipients of this award receive a stipend ($300 and two free nights at a D.C. hotel) to a non-librarian participant in National Library Legislative Day.

The promotional video for National Library Legislative Day this year can be found here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnIg6EsseSw>.

Any questions regarding National Library Legislative Day can be directed to the Washington Office Grassroots Communications Specialist, Lisa Lindle at llindle at alawash.org<mailto:llindle at alawash.org> or by calling 800-941-8410.

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